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The additional N1.77 trillion loan sought by President Bola Tinubu to finance the 2024 budget will be reviewed today by the National Assembly for consideration and approval. President Tinubu had on Tuesday sent letters to the upper and lower chambers explaining the necessity of the loan, which is embedded in the 2024 Appropriation Act […]
In a bid to expand the frontiers of entrepreneurial development in Delta state, the Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, has presented start up packs to 311 beneficiaries through the Women Economic Skill Acquisition Programme, WESAP. With 220 women trained in fashion and design, hair dressing, catering, decoration and event management and make up/gele tying and 91 […]
Controversies trail the appointment of Nwodo Everestus Ugonna and Ezeugwu Frederick Ogbonna, both from Igbo Etiti Local Government Area, Ogbede, Enugu State, after their different portfolios were released by the LGA Chairman as garden egg and yam assistants. Hon. Dr. Eric Ogbonna Odo appointed Ugonna as Senior Special Adviser to the chairman on Garden […]
In trying to enforce the sit-at-home order, residents in Akwa, Anambra State have been forced into mourning by unknown gunmen who stormed Abatete, Abagana, and Ukpo towns, leaving five persons dead today, Monday. At about 8:00/10:00 AM in Abatete town, the vigilantes were the targets of this attack, as three attached to the […]
Newly sworn-in Governor of Edo State, Governor Monday Okpebholo, has ordered the freezing of all state-owned bank accounts with immediate effect until further notice. A statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Fred Itua, revealed that all banks, heads of ministries, departments, and agencies have been warned to adhere strictly to the order. Additionally, the […]
Former Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa, who was held by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, has been released from Port Harcourt custody after meeting his bail conditions. Okowa was earlier arrested by the EFCC on November 4 over the diversion of 1.3 trillion naira in derivation funds from the federation account sent […]
The Federal Government has suspended 13 students of the Federal Government College in Enugu State for six weeks for alleged bullying in the school. This is contained in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday by the Director of Press and Public Relations in the Ministry of Education, Folashade Boriowo. The Minister of Education, […]
Residents in Jalingo, Taraba State, are calling on the state government to summon the chairman of the Sachet Water (pure water) Producers Association and investigate the practices of water distribution companies in the state. This is a result of the frustration experienced from the rising cost of sachet water, which is now sold for […]
The winner of the Edo State governorship election, Monday Okpebholo, has been officially sworn into office as the Executive Governor of the State. The swearing-in ceremony of the governor was conducted by the Chief Judge of the State, Justice Daniel Okungbowa, at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City, alongside his deputy, Dennis Idahosa. […]
A Nigerian father residing in Rhode Island has been declared wanted by the United States of America for inflicting injury on his three-month-old baby, which later led to the child’s death. Following the death of his son on April 3, 2017, Olalekan Abimbola Olawusi was arrested and arraigned on two counts of charges […]
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